LYNCHBURG, Va. – No. 6 Liberty is ready to tackle Old Dominion in a matchup of BIG EAST Conference unbeatens on Friday in Lynchburg, adopted by a Sunday street recreation at No. 17 Appalachian State.
The Lady Flames (7-1, 2-0 BIG EAST) will meet the ODU Monarchs (4-5, 2-0 BIG EAST) on Friday afternoon with first place within the BIG EAST on the road. Game time is 3 p.m. on the Liberty Field Hockey Field. On Sunday, Liberty will play a non-conference contest at Appalachian State (8-1), a battle of top-20 groups. Game time is midday from Dr. Jan C. Watson Field on the Brandon & Erica M. Adcock Field Hockey Complex in Boone, N.C..
Liberty carries a three-match successful streak into the weekend, with all three of these victories coming in shutout style. This previous weekend, the Lady Flames edged Connecticut 1-0 of their BIG EAST dwelling opener and blanked William & Mary 4-0 on the street. ODU performed a pair of dwelling video games final weekend, defeating Quinnipiac 2-0 in league play, adopted by a 4-1 loss to No. 12 Michigan. Appalachian State bested Bellarmine 2-0 this previous weekend, adopted by a 5-4 time beyond regulation win versus No. 18 James Madison. The Mountaineers are nationally ranked (No. 17) for the primary time in program historical past.
Lady Flames News and Notes - Liberty sophomore Dara Semmartin was named the BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week for the third time this season, introduced Tuesday by the league. The Buenos Aires, Argentina native scored a pair of objectives within the wins over UConn and William & Mary and helped the Lady Flames shut out each of their opponents.
- Freshman goalkeeper Diane Saint Martin and senior midfielder Lou Combrinck garnered inclusion on the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll. Saint Martin posted a 2-0 document, 0.00 goals-against-average, 5 saves, an ideal 1.000 save share and two shutouts over the weekend. Combrinck tallied two objectives, two assists and 6 factors in opposition to the Huskies and Tribe.
- Liberty and ODU might be assembly for the twentieth time. The Monarchs are the Lady Flames’ commonest all-time opponent. Liberty holds a 10-9 edge within the sequence. Last 12 months, the Monarchs prevailed 3-2 in Norfolk, Va. Liberty’s purpose scorers in that match have been Josefina Tomasi and Tuti Dell Anna.
- The Lady Flames are 8-1 all-time in opposition to the App State Mountaineers. The two groups will sq. off for a second straight 12 months. In 2024, Liberty topped App State 5-0 in Lynchburg. The two squads met in an exhibition recreation earlier this fall on Aug. 24.
- The Lady Flames have been ranked among the many prime 10 groups within the nation in every of the final 4 nationwide polls. Liberty began at No. 17 within the preseason ballot.
(Preseason) – Aug. 26 – No. 17
Week 1 – Sept. 9 – No. 9
Week 2 – Sept. 16 – No. 6
Week 3 – Sept. 23 – No. 5
Week 4 – Sept. 30 – No. 6
- Liberty is at the moment No. 5 within the NCAA Field Hockey RPI itemizing.
- App State is Liberty’s third top-20 foe of the season. The Lady Flames are 1-1 in ranked video games in 2025. They defeated No. 5 Duke 4-3 within the season opener (Aug. 29) and fell 3-1 to No. 2 North Carolina (Sept. 14).
- Combrinck is No. 9 within the nation and first within the BIG EAST in assists per recreation (1.00) and ranks 22th nationally and first within the league in factors per recreation (2.00). Saint Martin is No. 9 nationally and first within the BIG EAST in goals-against-average (1.00) whereas rating twenty first within the nation and second within the convention in save share (.758). Semmartin is third within the BIG EAST and twenty first nationally in assists per recreation (0.75).
- As a group, Liberty ranks No. 2 within the nation in shutouts per recreation (0.50). The Lady Flames have recorded shutouts in 4 of their final 5 matches. Liberty can also be among the many prime 20 groups within the nation in assists per recreation (No. 12, 2.88), goals-against-average (No. 13, 1.13), scoring margin (No. 17, 1.50) and save share (No. 18, .743). The Lady Flames lead the BIG EAST in shutouts per recreation, assists per recreation, goals-against-average and scoring margin.
- ODU is Liberty’s fourth opponent from the state of Virginia to date this 12 months. Liberty is 3-0 in opposition to Commonwealth foes, together with victories over James Madison (4-1, dwelling, Sept. 3), Richmond (4-2, dwelling, Sept. 7) and William & Mary (4-0, street, final Sunday). The Lady Flames will face a complete of six groups from the Commonwealth throughout the common season.
- Liberty has collected 10 weekly awards by means of 5 weeks of the season – three defensive participant of the week awards, two offensive participant of the week honors, one freshman of the week accolade and 4 weekly honor roll choices.
- Liberty is 4-0 at dwelling in 2025. The Lady Flames have received eight straight dwelling video games courting again to the 2024 season.